Propofol and Sevoflurane as Induction Agents for Modified Electroconvulsive Therapy – A Comparative Study
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Modified electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is most often a day care procedure and requires an induction agent with a rapid onset and emergence. At the same time it should not increase the seizure threshold, or decrease the duration of seizures because the clinical outcome of ECT depends on the duration of seizures. Methohexital seems to be the gold standard [1] for induction of general anaesthesia in electroconvulsive therapy. As it is not freely available for clinical use, propofol has now taken its place as the most commonly used induction agent for ECT. So, there are several studies put forth to find out if any other ABSTRACT
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